In today’s era, where data and algorithms are used to quantify almost everything with precision, self-mocking or evaluative statements such as “I have absolutely no mathematical ability,” “He is naturally tone-deaf,” or “I lack the social gene” can be heard everywhere. We seem deeply inclined to use a kind of absolute, “either-or” language to impose intellectual “life sentences” on ourselves and others.

However, the theory of Multiple Intelligences proposed by modern developmental…

According to the definition by Dr. Tan Beng Huat, founder of Iconada.tv and a prominent researcher in Malaysia’s cultural and creative industries (CCI), the CCI refers to a cultural system of creation that has a direct impact on society. It is not merely the production of art or entertainment products, but an ecosystem that shapes ways of thinking, social values, and community development. In this sense, the CCI functions as a mechanism of social development that integrates education,…

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在產能和品質方面，日本的汽車產業已長期穩居世界的領先地位，但在設計方面，日本車卻鮮少受到各國矚目。這其中也牽涉到上述的文化背景。日本汽車馬自達首席設計師前田育男渴望打破這種僵局，試圖提高日本在汽車設計上的地位，贏得全世界的尊敬。他這個想法，可以說非常有野心。他說————

我認為，在日本人原有的美感中，應該存在著更精煉的領域。例如，日本庭園就是因為石頭的位置和間距恰到好處，才能醞釀出那種凜然的氣圍。（中略）我希望設計時不是將日本古老的美學直接當成風格，放入樣式，而是作為一種「精神」，常懷心中。

（見：[日]山口周著《為何世界精英都在鍛錬「美學」————關於經營的「藝術」與「科學」》，頁198，台灣楓書房，2026年4月）

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